An Awesome View of Life

Three photos of my Dad's awesome Clematis.  There are tons of buds just waiting to show there beauty as well.

This bench has been the subject of another of my photos but with fall colors instead of spring's green. But it is such a serene looking shot. The little girl child wanted to walk on a bridge (again) today.  Since the rain wasn't coming soon we just went down the street to the this quiet little place in the middle of our little city.  There were even ducks to be found swimming in the creek.   Today was a good day.  Living life to the fullest.

The other day it was 92 degrees which made for a lovely evening on the patio.  Adult beverage in hand I set my camera on the table and took photos from that angle.  Rotating it slightly after each photo. This one was my favorite and the only one that really turned out.  (: Windows and door of the back of our house.  Left to right -- kitchen window, family room window which is behind my computer desk, the sliding door and just the top of another window (blocked by the chair my feet were resting on).  The reflection of everything in the glass top of the table is pretty awesome too.

This beautiful gent sang to us all day long.   What a wonderful Mother's Day.  I spent the day with my Dad just the way I wanted to.  I even got a few short naps in while sitting in the sun.  (:

On our nature walk today we watched this family of geese swim down a rapidly moving stream. Later in our walk we saw the same family eating lunch.  My two year old granddaughter informed us that they were safe.  How does she know these things?   I love the time I get to spend with her.

Today was a perfect day to go exploring.  Mara had a blast walking on this floating bridge.  She had to stop every few feet to look at the water.  She was pretty lucky her auntie would stop and look with her. No wetland creatures were seen today.  We did hear a couple of turkeys but couldn't see where they were hiding. Oh, Mara is sporting her new skirt made by Grammy this very morning.  She loves it.  (:

This is one of my many Pinterest successes.  It is a butterfly bath.  The darling little girl child has staked a claim on it and rearranged all of the rock islands I created.  The true success will be when there butterflies sunning themselves here. I'm kind of thinking I would like to try to mosaic this yet this year.  We'll see.  I have more projects pinned on Pinterest than I have life left to get them all done. So far this spring I am spending a bit more time in my gardens.  I don't find it a relaxing thing to do but trying to learn to relax doing whatever I am currently doing.  (:  

    My sister and I spent the weekend at our Dad's and t his marvelous eagle paid us a visit twice yesterday.  It was so much fun to be this close to an eagle.  He was pretty intent on something along the lake shore.